This week Jemima Huston explores gender politics in response to the recent announcement of National Party MP Judith Collins taking over the Opposition Leader position. She speaks to Politics Lecturer Dr Claire Timperley from the Victoria University of Wellington about how the public respond to women leaders and why women in government is important for representation.
Yesterday the government announced a $242 million maternity fund to support midwives, mothers and babies. Jemima talks to Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter about the funding boost.
The Matariki Festival celebrating the beginning of the new year in Te Ao Māori has just ended. Jemima spoke to Stardome's Josh Kirkley about Matariki and its significance.
Two firefighters lost their lives when the house they were called to was brought down by a landslide on Monday night, due to Cyclone Gabriel. However, this is not the first time a fatal landslide has occured. A mother and her teenage daughter died and two houses were destroyed during two huge landslides in Muriwai in 1965. Experts say that the sand and soil was probably already damaged due to the past landslides.
Joe spoke to Associate Professor Martin Brook from the University of Auckland on the matter.
💚 Hi humans. So you like slow stuff and fast stuff? heavy stuff and light stuff? ambient stuff and noisy stuff? you like all the stuff? Well step inside for 3 hours of stuff as Eli shifts through the gears for you. Please note I will be away next week sitting a test (14th September 2023) so the wonderful Aneeka will be doing the Thursday 1-4 next week 💚
As always, the playlist of the show is here for your listening needs, should you wish.
Cool beans, Keria is back for another week of NZ tunes on Freak The Sheep, featuring tracks by Terror Of The Deep, Skux, Maruzu, Luke Shaw and Executive Zone. Old Chips also joins us for Live and Direct. It's a pretty cool show if you ask me! ~ ~ ~
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